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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
a WOMam's Discovery.

Another wonderful discovery has
been made and that too by lady in
this country. Disease fastened its
clutches upon her and for seven years
she withstood its severest tests, but
her vital organs were undermined and
death seemed imminent. For three
months she coughed necessarily and
could not sleep. She bought of us u
bottle of DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption and was so much re-
lieved pn taking the frat dose that she
slept all night and with one bottle has
been miraculously cured. Her name
is Mrs, Luther Lutz." Thus write w
G. Hamrick & Co, of Shelby, n. c.
Get free trial bottle at Mcfarland,
Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20

King Humbert of Italy is reported
to have said in q recent conversation
that the best monarchy is the one in
which the king is felt everywhere
without being observed. "And the
best repubIic?" he was asked at is
that one," was the reply, "where, as
in America, the genius Of the people
has SO deeply penetrated every fiber
OF social fabric that no place remains
for king"
John Logan Chapman, who sue
ceeds William G. Maybury in Con
gress from Detroit, is one of the ablest
of the many able Michigan lawyers
If his constituents do not foolishly
rotate him out OF Congress before
he is fairly warm in his seat he il
certain to come to the front in that
! body.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20

Peterson" for Novem ber is before
us tits evidently determined to go out,
this year, with flying colors. The
steel-plate is the finest of the year it
is Ia copy ofone of Millan's most charm
ing pictures OF children-the portrait
OF pretty little Miss Muffet, of nursery
fame. The wood-engraving "Three-
Home-Rulers" is, in its way, equally
noticeable; it is the loyeliest produc-
ton OF Kate Greenaway's facile pen.
Gil. The fashion-plates display their
usual excellence, and among the num-
erous interesting stories very no.
ticeable one is "Aleck Benton" by the
popular Southern authoress Miss G.
McClelland. The prospectus for
1888 offels the promise of even great
er attractions for the coming twelve
month. Peterson" has earned the
right to style itself a magazine of liter
ature, art, and fashion: for, in every
essential, it unites the distinctive
features of three seperate magazines
either of which one would acknowl
edge to be Of superior merit During
nearly half-century it has so thor
oughly fulfilled every pledge, that We
feel sure the richer promises of the
coming year will be fully kept
Peterson" is really household-nec
essity. Every lady should take it
The terms are Two Dollars per year
with greatly reduced rates when tax
en- in clubs, and with unusually fine
premiums to those getting up clubs
Specimens sent free to those who de
} sire to get up clubs. Address PETER
: SONS MAGAZINE, BOG Chestnu
Street, Philadelphia, Pa
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20

In the fifteen months from July /,
1886, to October l, 1887, according to
information obtained from the Treas
ury Department, the aomunt of mon
ey in circulation in the United States
has increased $1O362O,736. There was
a withdrawal from circulation OF $24,-
520,693 of national bank notes, but
this was almost wholly made good by
the increase in gold coin. The total
circulation on October l, 1887, was
81, 1853, ,485 900, comprising $391 ,090, 800
in gold coin, $60,6l5,524 in standard
silver dollars, $50, Ala, FOG in subsidia-
ry silver, $97 1884 ,6S2 in gold certifi-
Gates, $154 ,254, ,S26 in silver certificates,
$339, ,070,804 in greenbacks, and $780,
955, ,257 in national bank notes. Ev-
cry item OF the circulation has. .increas'
ed in amount, except the last men
toned. Theincrease in gold coin has
been $32 300. .462, in gold certificates
$21 ,940, ,30S in silver certificates $66,
/. 33S601.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
BuckIen's Arnica SaIye.

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chiblains, Corns and all Skin Erup.
tions, and positively cures Piles, or nc
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed, Price 25 cents per box. For sale
at City Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
Clever Advertising Dodge.

CHICAGO, Oct. 16-The cleverest
advertising dodge ever tried by the
Louisiana State Lottery was discover
ed to-day. A magazine entitled Fam
lily Fiction" made its appearance some
time ago 1t professed to be publish
at Washington, d, c., at a subscrip-
price OF 50 per aunum, and that for SO
additional the publishers agreed to in
sure the lives OF the subscribers. 1t
developed that the "insurance" money
was actually for the lottery ticket and
the policy" would be paid in case Of
an accident, that is, in case the party
held the. lucky number The men
handling this queer publication were
arrested and fined and 10000 copies Of
the magazine confscated and destroy
ed under section 1S3 of the crim;nal
code.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
The Anti-PrOhibitiOn Ma aiOrity.

NASHVILLE, Get. 13.-At last the ex-
act official vote OF the prohibition
amendment is announced and it gives
81 ,693 majority against it. The Sec
retary to-day received the official votes
from Rhea and Jefferson which com.
pleted the returns. The Banner OF to.
day makes a serious mistake giving
too small a vote against the amend
ment by even ten thousand. The
amendment receives III, ,504 votes and
145, ,197 votes were cast against it, max
ing total vote of 272,701, the largest
vote ever cast in the State. On the
vote between the Taylor brothers 235,
565 votes were cast, and in the Bate
Reid contes 258, ,113, each OF the two
candidates getting the highest vote
his party had ever polled. This vote
it is seen, is 14,588 ahead Of the heav
lest on record.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20

Ohio comes forward with an cleo
trio sensation. Miss Mary Harmon,
plump rosy-cheeked young woman
OF nineteen, was walking through an
eleotric-light establishment with her
aflianced. A wire from her hustle
had worked through her outer cloth
ing and touched the electric wire at
the moment when her hand rested on
bit of iron, completing circuit.
Miss Harmon fell on the floor paral.
yzed. She has partially recovered
only to find her hair gray, her plump
form shrunken and her face indicat
ing woman sixty-fye.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20


The Manufacturers Record has often
urged upon Southern people the i'm
portance Of giving a liberal support
to their local papers. There is no bet
ter investment that the people of any
live town can make than to secure
first class live papers by heartily en-
couraging their publishers with busi-
ness. A town is judged by its papers,
and few outsiders will ever be drawn
to town where the local papers show,
by the lack of well-flled advertising
columns, the want of energy of the
people of that place.
Southern papers are doing q great
work for their country. In its devel'
opment they are taking the lead, and
they are exerting such mighty force
for the uplifting of the people by
steadily and persistently fighting for
the right and striving to encourage al
classes to unite in pushing on the
great progress OF that section as to at
tract universal attention. Free to {
large extent from sensational trash
and particulars OF all the latest scan
dals, the press Of the South have pu
their whole energy since 1865 to i'm
prove the material interest of tina
section. They have sowed, but other
have reaped the profits. Certainly
with the improving financial condi
ton of the South, the time has com,
when every well-edited and well-man
aged Southern paper should have it
columns well filled with local adver
tisements at good prices. Let specia
issues teeming with good description
Of towns and filled advertisements O
every business house be scattered al
over the North and West this winter
and good results as surely follow a
that harvest foIlowsthe seed time
Bnt this costs money, and this none,
must be furnished by the real estat
owners and agents, merchants, pre-
fessional men, and, in fact, by ever
one interested in the prosperity c
their Observation-Disclosures RecorC
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
A Good Paper In "a Live Town.

FORT WORTH Ten, Oct, 9th. 1887
EDITORS When there one year
back, | paid and ordered you to send
me the COMET for six months, it came
and was made quite welcome, and all
We'd as to whom should get it first, all
anxious to hear from our dear old
homes and many friends left behind.
We admire very much its life, its git
up for every progressive city must
have a lively, wideawake paper to ad-
vertise its advantages or it will remain
in a dormant state until every advan-
tage is taken from her by those who
envy her great advantages. You GER
tainly ought to be proud of johnson
City. Her advantages, locality and
the determination and energy as ex-
hibited by her work, is shown and ad.
mired abroad, and we feel that she
merits it all.
Enclosed find one dollar to pay fol
the back time, and to have it contin
ued. am Respectfully
JNO. A. MARTIN.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20

The son of a well-known Louisville
physician went to California and en-
gagged in the tombstone business. In
a letter to his father he writes
"There are but four physicians here
and think you would do well in San
Jose. know that with you nearer
to me | would be more encouraged in
my effort to build up a paying bust,
ness"
The expression, "the skin of my
teeth" is commonly supposed to be
vulgar slang Upon reference, how
ever, to the Bible, Job tx, 90 the true
origin of the expressions regarded as
vulgar, are traGeable to the same high
authority, while not a few generally
attributed to the same are of different
origin.
A natural curiosity exists in Fay
cite County, Ind, known as Shaky
Hill. 1t comprises about twelve
acres, and it is occasionly subject to
tremulous movements. This pheno-
menon is said to have been noticed
for ffty-seven years.
A lady had just lost her husband and
she was surrounded by friends who
were trying all they knew to console
her.
"Alas" she exclam ed, bursting in
to fresh torrent of tears, "If | were
only pretty, it would not be so bad"
An ordinary elephant produces 100
pounds Of ivory, worth eco, Eng
land consumes $50 tons (of which
Sheffield one-third), for which it is
necessary to kill 10000 elephants
yearly
Michigan has railroad ticket
agent who is about 80 years old, is only
four feet high, and does not weigh
over fifty pounds. He is said to be
the most polite ticket agent in the
country,
+ The names of thirty-six widows O
soldiers who served in the Revolution
} airy war are still on the rolls in tn,
t pension office. The average age 0
the pensioners is S214 years.
Kentucky has banana Gend
who recently ate thirty-four banana
' in one hour. Unless he is careful
+ where he throws the skins he will
have much to answer for.
A Yale sophomore PRESIDENT of 81
Louis) who led party of his class
mates in hazing freshman by paint
ing his legs and feet, has been expel
II ed by the faculty.
DR.. Howard Crosby lays it dow
d as part of his temperance platform
|, that the drunkard should be punish
e ed as well as the rumseller.
" California fruit-canners find it i'm
possible to supply the eastern deman
n for their goods, though they run bot
IS day and night.
# The Goa! output in Colorado, is il
creasing, and some estimates pu
this years business at double that {
a. last year.
l. The East Tennessee, Virginia an
n Georgia Company will extend its lin
through Arkansas, via Little Rocl
/, into Kansas.
is Jefferson Davis will be asked /
in take the stump for the Anti Prohib
tionists Of Georgia.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20

Senator Hawley, who is called Gov
ernor" in Connecticut, "Senator" at
Washington, General in military
circles and Joe" by the soldiers who
served under him during the war, is
said to prize the last title the most.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20

A San Francisco Judge has ruled a
reporter may not be ordered to reveal
the sources of his information.
, 1887-10-29

The failure of Baker d johnson will
cause regret wherever either member of
the firm is known. Both have been en-
terprising men, who hal absolute faith in
the future of the territory and backed
their faith generously with their capital.
Besides the store which they owned here,
they also had one at Lusk. and were
largely interested in coal, oil and mineral
lands. They appreciated thoroughly the
prospective value of these lands, and thus
diverted more money perhaps than they
could spare from their grocery business.
For the time being their lands are unpro-
ductive, and the money invested in them
is tied up so that it cannot be reached.
Before another year, however, we believe
a small portion of the landed property
will more than repay for the whole invest
ment.
, 1887-10-29
In Innnnn.a Theatre

There are two tiers OF boxes, the lower
of which is provided with sliding paper
doors, forming small rooms like bathing
machines. The pit is divided by low
cross bars into squares, reminding one of
the cattle pens of old Smithfield, each
capable of holding -four persons comfort
ably. A Japanese family bent upon en-
joyment engages n compartment for the
day in n position suited to the pnrse-in
the middle of the house If well to do,
nearer to the stage or to the pack accord
ing to the scarcity of coin and, having
deposited clogs in the yestiaire, take up a
position with cushions, kettle, tea things,
smoking tray, and never move till mid
night, except to pay visits to friends. A
Japanese theatrical performance com
mences generally at early dawn and lasts
a dozen hours.
The stage occupies the end of the build
ing from wall to wall. Oddly, the actors
do not make their appearance from the
side or back there are no Wings, but strut
along n narrow platform over the heads of
the pit by means of just such a boarded
footway as is used by European conjurers.
Faithful to the canon of no illusion, the
performers stand ready dressed in an open
place off the entrance lobby, where all
who come in may see them; when they
hear their cue they push through a knot
OF loiterers and march to the stage along
the platform, acting rs they go. Indeed,
important portions of a scene which de-
mand n rapid exit are frequently gone
through upon this narrow footway and
not on the stage ut all; and the effect Is
apt to be unintentionally comic, when a
small Tarquin is seen staggering along
under n full blown Lucrece, while the
stationary chorus from their distant cor
ner are e~ntreating him to respect her vir-
tue. -Murray's Magazine.
, 1887-10-29


THERE is no city Of its size in the
United States which can boast of such
ecclesiastical hnnors as Cheyenne. 1t
may now 81 i'm to be the home IF two
bishops, Bishop Talbot. of the Episcopal
diocese OF Wyoming and idaho, and
Bishop Burke, Catholic bishop of Wyom-
ing.
The elevation of Father Burke to the
bishopric will have u very good effect in
various wavs throughout the territory.
1t will be especially beneficial TO the con-
vent school in this city which has had
heretofore but lutte chance to advertise
its merits So long as Wyoming remained
part of the Nebraska diocese just so long
would everything possible be diverted to
Omaha. The sisters Of the convent here
we're neither permitted to advertise their
school nor to receive pupils from abroad
who wished to board in the convent. The
result was that the magnificent school
building has never had the patronage
which its facilities justified. This will
probably all be changed in the near
future.
, 1887-10-29

The throwing away Of superfluous con
venicnces began at daybreak. The old
campaigner knows what to carry and
what to throw away. Each group of
messmates decided which Ratchet, stew
pan or coffee pot should be taken. The
single wagon allowed TO a battalion car
ried scarcely more than Il gripsack and
blanket, and a bit of shelter tent about
the size of n large towel for each officer,
and only such other material as was nee
essary for regimental business. Trans,
portation was reduced to a minimum, and
fast marching was to be the order of the
day. Wagons to carry the necessary am
munition in the contingency of n battle,
and a few days rations in case of absolute
need, composed the train of each army
corps, and with one wagon n one ambu-
lance for each regiment mad very re-
spectacle ''impedimenta," averaging
about 500 wagons to a corps.-Capt. Dan
iel Oakley in The Century.
, 1887-10-29

The San informed an expectant uni
verse yesterday that the people Of this
city have been able to discriminate be-
tween sober. rational facts and mere peap
DOODLE, " which is certainly a high com
pliment to their intelligence, for very few
people would recognize a "peap DOODLE if
they mt it face to face. Is it possible
that our esteemed contemporary has
made a discovery in palcontology, and
have locked up about the premises a Tela-
tive of the extinct WhanCdoodle, so IA
nous in song and story? Or is the word
a mere verbal felicity invented to give a
lucid and excrutiatlngly accurate shade Of
meaning to a surglnG thought? The
classic beauty and simplicity of the word
inclines us TO the belief that it Is a W az
attempt to surpsss the eff 'rts Of Prof.
Muritz Sa, rs, whose "kiskeedee' and
"hostugaz ,%Uzoo," while they haven't as
yet actually come into Use among the fas
tidious, are still very popular with the
multitude.
In any event a few words of explana
ton would be received with general joy
by this community.
, 1887-10-29

GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN hoped off
the cars in Omaha with two requests on
the end OF his tongue: ''S'deuth, show
me to a Turkish bath and send me all the
reporters in the town " He was shown
to a Turkish bath establishment, and in a
moment had a flock of newspaper men at
his heels. They all went through the
bath together, and finally the eccentric
Train. wrapped in a sheet like a Roman
in his toga, gave the boys a talk in his
usual epigrImmauc and systematically
brilliant style. Ciuzen Train, with all his
mental eccentricities, did much for Omaha
in the early days, aid there were many
people there ready To welcome him. Train
registered as coming from Cock Roche
vile, a way he has of clubbing Chicago
since he was gently, but firmly sat upon
by Mayor Rnche. of the Lakeside city.
, 1887-10-29

A new dodge In the workingman in dis
tress line. A keen eyed fellow, with a
most yillainous expression, halted me at 9
in the morning in Madison square and de-
mandcd, civilly enough, IL l did not want to
buy his coat-which garment he proceeded
to strip off when / stopped him. He was
a bookkeeper out Of a job, he said. In
spite of his sinister and %forbidding face ]
was on the point of giving him the price
Of his lodgings when he gave a shout and
started at u dead run over grass and seats
He had caught sight Of an approaching
park policeman. The officer told me he
had halted a number of persons with the
same plea as he had made to me and the
same offer and had got money from several.
Hes a sneak thief, just dow from
Sing Sing" said the officer. Didn't you
notice how short his hair was and how
yellow his complexion"
Here are signs by which you may know
Sing Sings pensioners, 1t seems. Alfred
Trumble in New York News.
, 1887-10-29
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.
The Escaped Men--Their Grimes and
the Rewards Offered.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 4, lS87.-7o
His ErceUencV Thomas Moonlight, Cor
rROr, Wyoming. SIR: | big leave to
state that at about the hour OF s o 'clock
p. m. the following persons escaped from
the county jail of Laramie county, viz:
Dan Began, alias William Mccoy, con
victed at the last term of our district court
OF the crime of murder in the first degree;
Charles II. Leroy, bound over to appear
before the next grand jury for the crime
of injuring, detaeing and breaking a public
jail; James Jones, bound over to answer
before the next grand jury to the
crime of burglary, and William
Q. Sterry, bound over to appear before
the next grand jury for the crime of
horse stealing.
The description of Dan Began, alias
William Mccoy, is as follows:
His age is about 2S years; his height
about 5 feet s or 9 inches; his hair
is dark and cut short; wears small dark
trown moustache; weighs about l6O
pounds; wears a No. 6 boot and has
high instep; walks slightly stopped; has
thin lips, blush gray eyes and an old scar
on back of neck.
The description of Charles H. Leroy
is about as follows:
Age about 26 years; height about 5 feet
s inches, well built; complexion light;
full round face, small light moustache;
staggering walk.
The description of James Jones is about
as follows:
Age about IS years; height about fte
feet, ten inches; very smooth face; I'M
der jaw %protruding somewhat; mouth
slightly sunk in; dark complexion; cat
like walk, and, generally very stealthy in
all his movements and in his appearance.
The description of William G. Sterry
is alb ut as follows: Age about "a years;
height, about five feet, six or seven
inches; dark complexion; hair dark,
short, but inclined to curl; sharp features;
Roman nose; slight in build.
| therefore have the honor to request
that rewards be offered for the
above escaped prisoners as fol
lows, to wit: For Dan Began, alias
William Mccoy, $500; for Charles H.
Leroy, 5000; for James Jones, $500; and
for William q. Sterry 500.
| will also state hat a reward for the
capture, dead or alive, of Dan Began,
alias William Mccoy, S. K. Sharpless,
sheriff. has offered and now offers, in ad
dition to all other rewards. a reward of
of $500. Very respectfully, your obedi
ent servant, w. R. SToLL,
Prosecuting Attorney.
, 1887-10-29

quarrel with Gen. BENEFIT"
mo. He tries to burst all their arms
in order to turn the business into the
Springfield arsenal, where they make a
breech loader also. AS Sandy Hook is a
perfect graveyard for men who are shoot.
ing off big cannons, so Springfield is a
graveyard for inventors and their assist.
ants in small arms. The tests required
are terrific. There is the rust test where
they let a gun get rust equivalent to lay
ing out three years in the rain and dew,
and then try it to see If the parts will fit
and If it will still shoot. You would be
astonished to ind hat we make rifles
which could stand that test also. George
Alfred Townsend in Boston Globe.
, 1887-10-29

Great excitement has been caused in
Paris, Tex, by the remarkable recovery
of j. L. Corley, who was so helpless he
could not turn in bed, or raise his head
everybody said he was dying of consump'
ton. A trial bottle of DR.. Kings New
Medical Discovery was sent him. Finding
relief he bought a large bottle and a box
of DIR. Kings New Life Pills; by the time
he had taken two boxes of pills and two
bottles of the discovery, he was well and
had gained thirty-slx pounds. Trial bot,
ties of this great discovery for consump'
ton free at w. n. Hunts.
, 1887-10-29

In accordance with the above request
and in conformity with the statutes in
cases made and provided. l do hereby
offer the following rewards:
$500 for the arrest of Dan Began, alias
VIM. Mccoy.
$500 for the arrest of James Jones.
S2OU for the arrest of Charles II.
Leroy.
5000 for the arrest of William G..
Sterry.
In addition to the above the sheriff
offers $500 for the arrest of Began,
alias Mccoy. THOMAS MOONLIGHT,
Governor.
Executive Office, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Oct. 4, 1887.